Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-03-01
legislative Proceedings.
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Bill an act TO amend Sec 4, CHAP. Soo, pr
vate and special laws of 1883, establishing
a Municipal Court in the town of Dexter.
Bill an act to incorporate the Dirlgo Mu-
tual Accident Association.
&c Bill an act to regulatesthe compensation OF
the Trustees of the State Reform School.
Bill an act to authorize the city of ELS
worth to convey its right, title and interest
in certain land lying within the limits Of
State street in said city.
Bill an act to amend an act to correct the
taxation of certain plantations, approved
February LIST, 1887.
Bill an act for a bounty on crows, addition
al to chap. 80, revised statutes.
Bill an act to amend chap. 81, revised
statutes. relating to liability for property
taken for public purposes.
Bill an act making a copy of town clerks
records admissible as evidence.
Bill an act to amend sec. l, chap. 81, re-
vised statutes, relating to the appointment of
administrators.
Bill an act to create the Fryeburg Village
Fire Corporation.
Bill an act to repeal chap. "a, of the public
laws of 1927, relating to steam boilers.
Bill an act to incorporate the Androscoggln
VALLEY Agricultural Society in the county of
Oxford.
Bill an act to amend sec. As, chap. 40 of
the revised statutes, relating to black bass.
Bill an act to create lien on colts.
FINALLY PASSED.
Resolve in favor of the town of Monticello.
Resolve for the reduction of the State val
uation of Eastport came up for trst read
ing. The resolve was read once, and on
motion of Mr.. Bradish of Eastport, the rules
were suspended, the resolve read the second
time and passed to be engrossed.
Bill an act amendatory of chapter 264,
special laws of 1924, and chapter 400, special
laws of 1927, being up for third reading,
was laid on the table OH motion of Mr.. Lyons
of Vinalhaven.
Mr. Smith OF Mapleton moved to recon
slider the vote of Saturday, whereby the
House indefinitely postponed House docu-
ment III, resolve in favor of A. K. Fields and
A. r. Devereaux.
After debate the vote was reeonsidered
and under the rule the resolve was assigned
to Wednesday next for consideration.
On motion of Mr.. Talbot, House document
III, an act amendatory of and additional to
chapter 81, Revised Statutes, relating to ex-
emption of personal property from attach
ment and sale Oh execution, was taken from
the table and amended by striking out the
last section.
The bill was further amended, on motion
OF Mr.. Noble of Lewiston, by inserting
commas after the words ''himself" and "chil-
dren," in the first section.
The bill was then read the third time and
passed to be engrossed.
On motion of Mr.. Barker of Bangor,
House document l3I. bill an act in relation
to the police court in Bangor, was taken from
the table and amended by several verbal
changes and then passed to be engrossed.
House Document No. l60, the so called
Looney bill, came up under special assignment,
pending passage to be engrOssed.
The question before the House was The
amendment offered by Mr.. Shaw of Portland,
10 substitute the first section of House
Document, No. l61. (so-called Bryant Bid
to the amendment offered by Mr.. Condor
of endship,-to substitute the first section
of House Document 1872 (so-called Heath
Bill) tor the first section of House Document
100.
Mr.. Shaw addressed the House at length
AT the conclusion of his remarks, he with
drew the amendment offered by him. and
new one,-viz., to amend the
motion of the gentleman from Friendship, by
adding thereto the 4th section of House Doc
ument 1862 (feath BiiD.
MIR. Wakefield supported this amendment
in speech Of some length.
Mr. Dickey followed with an argument
against the proposed discrimination against
women in the Loouey Bill.
amendment, giving notice of his purpose of
Offering an amendment that would allow
women to contract for extra hours to a GER
tain extent, limited.
Mr. Walton favored the amendment of Mr..
Shaw in an extended argument
Mr. Wiswell followed in a speech against
Mr. Noble spoke against the amendment,
and on the constitutional phase Of the ques-
ton.
Mr. Jewett of Pittston here moved to ad-
journ.
Mr. Randall desired an adjournment to the
afternoon, at 3 O'Clock.
The Chair suggested a recess.
Mr.. Jewett accepted the suggestion, and
the House, on motion of Mr.. Randall, took
recess until 2.30 =. M.
AFTERNOON.
The House re-assembled at 2 30.
The question before the House was the
amendment offered by the gentleman from
Portland Mr.. Shaw to the amendment of
the gentleman from Friendship.
Mr. Shaw stated that he had time to look
at the verbiage of section of the Heath bill,
in con Junction with section land he now
desired to withdraw it, and to submit the
following in lieu thereof: If any person of
the age of eighteen years and upwards, en-
ployed in lsboring under the schedule of